The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has commended His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for signing into law the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025, describing the development as a landmark achievement that will modernise the sector, boost investor confidence, and reposition the insurance industry as a critical enabler of Nigeria’s economic…
By Sarafa Ibrahim Sometime in 2023, a former media aide to ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Mr Ismail Omipidan tried to spin away the reality of the incredible turnaround that the finances of Osun state has undergone under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Typical of his ways of seeing doom where progress is quite visible, Mr….
The Amilcar Cabral Ideological School Movement (ACIS-M) has raised alarm over what it described as the forced detention, physical assault, and secret relocation of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, while in police custody. In a statement signed by its National Youth Coordinator, Majekodunmi O. Ebhohon, the group said that at about 6:00 a.m. on Thursday,…
…Says APC Aspirants Are Ego Shoppers With No Tangible Agenda The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the 2026 governorship election will be a walk in the park for the incumbent, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, regardless of whoever the opposition fields as candidate. This position was…
Popular Nigerian comedian Chibuike Josh Alfred, widely known as Josh2funny, has revealed that he has never initiated a romantic relationship, including the one with his wife. Speaking during an interview on Naija FM, the skit maker and actor disclosed that in all his past relationships, it was the women who made the first move. “I’ve…
His resignation came after Governor Yusuf received the report from an investigative committee probing Namadi’s involvement in the case. The Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Ibrahim Namadi, has resigned following a controversial role in standing surety for an alleged drug baron, Sulaiman Danwawu. Namadi’s resignation came just hours after Governor Abba Yusuf received the official…
The Director General of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Mr. Agabaidu Jideani, on Tuesday led a delegation of the Chamber to the Dangote Group’s Abuja office as part of preparations for the 20th edition of the Abuja International Trade Fair (AITF). During the visit, Mr. Jideani presented the official AITF brochure to…
Controversy over the conduct of WASSCE in parts of the country made headlines in May, after students in Taraba and Ogun and other states were made to sit for exams at night. The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Yomi Otubela, has criticised the conduct of the West African Senior…
Tinubu said Doyin embodied integrity, tenacity, hard work, commitment to excellence, and dedication to public good and good governance. President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passage of Doyin Abiola and described her as an icon in Nigerian journalism. Mrs. Abiola was said to have died on Tuesday night. She was a former Managing Director and…
Chanting slogans and waving placards with different inscriptions, the protesters marched around the INEC premises under the watch of security operatives. Members of the Julius Abure-led group of the Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday protested at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja against the omission of its candidates’ names…
